Norman Richardson (basketball)
Charles Norman Richardson (born July 24, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who used to be an assistant coach for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. A 6'5" 190[1]/200[2] lb shooting guard, he played college basketball at Hofstra University and had a brief stint in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2001-02.
Personal information | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York | July 24, 1979
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Grady (Brooklyn, New York) |
College | Hofstra (1997–2001) |
NBA draft | 2001 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2001–2010 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 21, 31 |
Coaching career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2001–2002 | Indiana Pacers |
2002 | Chicago Bulls |
2002–2003 | Scavolini Pesaro |
2003 | North Charleston Lowgators |
2003–2004 | KK Crvena zvezda |
2004 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
2005–2005 | Fayetteville Patriots |
2006 | Paris Basket Racing |
2006–2007 | Cholet Basket |
2007 | Boca Juniors |
2007–2008 | Polonia Warsaw |
2008–2009 | TBB Trier |
2009–2010 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
As coach: | |
2012–2014 | TSV/Bietigheim |
2016–2017 | Erie BayHawks (assistant) |
2017–2020 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Career
Richardson was signed by the Indiana Pacers as a free agent on September 21, 2001 for whom he played 3 games before being traded, along with Jalen Rose, Travis Best, and a second-round draft pick to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Ron Mercer, Ron Artest, Brad Miller, and Kevin Ollie at the trade deadline on February 19, 2002.[3] With the Pacers, Richardson wore jersey number 21 and with the Bulls number 31.[4]
After the 2001–02 NBA season, Richardson played with the team Scavolini Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[5] He wore jersey number 7.[6] The North Charleston Lowgators of the NBA Development League signed Richardson on January 28, 2003 and waived Richardson on February 21, 2003.[7] With the Lowgators, Richardson played eight games and averaged 6.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists each game.[8] He wore #31.[9]
In March 2004, Richardson signed with the team Guaiqueríes de Margarita of the Venezuelan LPB.[10] In his first game with, Richardson scored 15 points, but his team lost.[11]
During the 2005–06 NBA season, Richardson played in the D-League team Fayetteville Patriots with jersey number 20.[12]
In March 2007, Richardson played three games with the Argentine team Boca Juniors before being released due to injury.[13]
Later he played for Polonia Warsaw (Polen first division) and for TBB Trier (Germany first division) in the 2008/2009 season. With Polonia, Richardson wore jersey #12.[14] With TBB Trier, Richardson wore jersey #31.[15]
Coaching career
On October 20, 2016, Richardson joined the Erie BayHawks as an assistant coach.[16]
On September 27, 2017, Richardson joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants as an assistant coach.[17]
References
- NBA.com bio
- NBA Draft 2001
- Brad Miller's 26 points and 14 boards power Pacers
- "Norman Richardson". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- "Norman Richardson". doudiz. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/team-season/14742/10741.html%5B%5D
- North Charleston Waives Norm Richardson
- "Norm Richardson D-League stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- "Archived copy". www.nba.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Trotamundos de Carabobo debuta ante Panteras de Miranda" (in Spanish). Terra. March 12, 2004. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- Huertas, Jose Rubicco (March 15, 2004). "Marinos debuta con triunfo en el clasico oriental". El Universal (Venezuela) (in Spanish). Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- "Archived copy". www.nba.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (October 3, 2008). "Norman Richardson (TBB Trier) Interview". Eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008.
- "KKS Polonia Warszawa basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
- "ROMERSTROM Gladiators Trier basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
- BayHawks Complete Coaching Staff for Upcoming Season
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